In this series of archive episodes of The Fertility Podcast talks about the many different things you can do to prepare for pregnancy, from understanding your menstrual cycle if you identify as female to tests you can do at home and request from your GP. We talk about diet and lifestyle changes you can make and apps to use, you name it.
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In this series of archive episodes of The Fertility Podcast talks about the many different things you can do to prepare for pregnancy, from understanding your menstrual cycle if you identify as female to tests you can do at home and request from your GP. We talk about diet and lifestyle changes you can make and apps to use, you name it.
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March 9, 2022
What should you eat when trying to get pregnant?
<p>It’s episode 2 of the relaunched Fertility Podcast and it has been amazing hearing what you think of our new sound. This week we’re talking about what to eat when you’re trying to conceive. It can be so overwhelming, and we want to make it easy for you to understand all you need to know.</p><p>We speak to Ro Huntriss who is a registered fertility dietician to give you the most up-to-date chat we can on what to eat.</p><p>Previously on the podcast, we’ve spoken to a fair few people who know what they’re talking about when it comes to fertility and nutrition and we'll add some other episodes you might want to check out below, but dieticians work slightly differently. Their focus is very much on evidence-based practice and their training to become a dietician involves clinical placements and training to support people with co-existing medical conditions. The way they work is to follow the medical model such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, etc.</p><p><strong>Where do you start with nutrition when trying to conceive?</strong></p><p>Ro recommends that you consider your own diet and look at the changes that you feel will make your diet healthier. Keeping a food diary is a great thing to do and can give you a really good picture on what kind of foods you’re eating and where you might need to make some changes.</p><p><strong>How can I improve my egg health?</strong></p><p>It takes around 3 months to influence the health of the egg and some of the nutrients to include are folate (folic acid) - to help reduce the risk of neural tube defect but also help to improve egg development and quality. Omega 3 - in oily fish or as a supplement can play a huge part in improving egg quality. Antioxidants – from fruits, veg, whole grains, nuts, seeds and even meat.</p><p><strong>How can I improve Sperm health?</strong></p><p>Ro also shares with us her recommendations for sperm health and how a Mediterranean diet and antioxidants are particularly useful such as vitamin C, E, Zinc, Selenium and folate.</p><p>Plus, we get the low down on whether you should go gluten and dairy-free – Ro makes it really clear that unless you’re a diagnosed coeliac, it is not recommended to be gluten-free to support fertility as there is no evidence to suggest that this is necessary. Wholegrain is an important part of our diet and needs to be included. If you’re worried you might be intolerant to gluten, ask your GP for a test before removing it out from your diet to be sure. With regards to dairy Ro doesn’t recommend cutting it out unless necessary and if you do, make sure you get your plant-based dairy alternatives in.</p><p>We frequently talk about the importance of weight when trying to conceive and probably focus more on being overweight, however being underweight is also a consideration when it comes to fertility. Having a low BMI can cause irregular cycles and therefore ovulatory disorders. Ro recommends that if you’re underweight include olive oil, nuts, seeds and avocado in your diet.</p><p>Is it sensible to follow a vegan diet when trying to conceive? Ro says yes but encourages you to have a review with a dietician or nutritionist if you’re struggling to conceive. What about restrictive diets? Ro discourages this as these low-calorie diets are so restrictive and research shows that people that follow these diets don’t get the best outcomes.</p><p>We’ll be catching up with Ro in the very near future to chat about preparing for IVF but in the meantime, you can find more about Ro here:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fertility.dietitian.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ro Huntriss on Insta </a></p><p><a href="https://fertilitydietitianuk.teachable.com/p/food-and-fuel-for-fertility-an-online-fertility-nutrition-course" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fertility Food Formula</a></p><p>Other Nutrition chats:</p><p><a href="https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/mel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to...
March 8, 2022
What do I need to know about my cycle when trying to get pregnant?
<p>THE FERTILITY PODCAST IS BACK WITH A NEW SOUND, A NEW RESIDENT EXPERT BUT THE SAME MISSION.</p><p>We’re so pleased to be back with you, having taken some time to really work out what the best future plan for The Fertility Podcast is, and it’s to clearly guide you along the way to pregnancy. We’re going through all that we think could help and sharing previous episodes to make sure you can really get stuck in. We can’t guarantee you a baby, nobody can.</p><p>But we can promise you information you can trust and a lovely community to come and be a part of.</p><p>Our first episode back is talking about what we wished we’d know before starting to conceive. To be honest it’s what we should have been taught in school.</p><p>Those teenage years and when you’re in your early 20’s can be pretty worrying if you have unprotected sex. It’s drummed into us NOT to get pregnant and what you should do to avoid getting pregnant. Sadly for so many of us, we never realised as we were never told, that our fertility is so finite.</p><p>That is what we’re here to do. Kate is SO passionate about empowering women to understand their cycle and the pair of us are talking through what you need to be thinking about.</p><p>Research shows that time to conception is reduced with fertility awareness knowledge so for the next few weeks we’re talking cycles and diets.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss how best to monitor your cycle with the different methods available and in particular what works and what doesn’t!</p><p>We’ll be talking soon with a brilliant new app available to help you that has worked with women all around the globe. We also want to be very clear on the language we use as one of Kate’s pet hates is the fact that a normal cycle is often referred to as a 28 days cycle and that you ovulate on day 14.</p><p>FACT - Women’s cycles vary hugely and can still be normal when shorter or longer than 28 days. We want to dispel this myth once and for all.</p><p>It’s also so important that if you are trying to get pregnant in a heterosexual couple both of you understand about fertility health. Since this podcast launched in 2015 we have talked a lot about men’s fertile health and we’ll be revisiting it again, don’t you worry. The good thing is there is much more awareness today about the issue, then there was 7 years ago, but it needs to be taken seriously. We discuss the issue of protein shake use and how they can affect sperm health, as can smoking, recreational drugs and too much alcohol. It's so important that if you are in a couple you both take responsibility for this and get yourselves in the best place possible to improve your chances of conceiving. Men need to realise that infertility issues are 50/50 male to female.</p><p>We’ll be talking over the coming weeks about optimising your fertility and be sure to join us to carry on this conversation in our<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkfertility" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> closed facebook group</a> where you can also submit questions to Dr James our expert for next time.</p><p>Make sure you head over to our Instagramme for details of our fab giveaway happening for launch week only<strong>. Closes Friday 26th Feb 11.59pm.</strong></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fertility Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/fertilitypoddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/fertilitypoddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="http://www.yourfertilityjourney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Davies</a></p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/your_fertility_journey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p>
March 8, 2022
How to find fertility information you can trust
<p>Do you know where to find reliable information about your fertility? Today we speak to Matt Prior a Fertility Consultant Gynaecologist in Reproductive medicine at Newcastle Fertility Centre.</p><p>As well as working at Newcastle Fertility Centre, Matt works with Kate providing consultations for Dr. Fertility. Matt is passionate about patient information and on a mission to improve the quality of patient information, founded The Big Fertility Project.</p><p>Matt talks about the different types of information available to fertility patients, whether this is patient information leaflets, patients sharing their stories, information via fertility influencers, commercial information from clinics, and other organizations and media information. Matt’s ambition is to bring this information together in a collaboration between patients and professionals to produce better quality information than we have currently available.</p><p>Matt shared with us the research he undertook into miscarriage research – <a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/8/e016571.full" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Miscarriage Priority Partnership</a> this identified the top 10 aspects that should be researched in miscarriage. This research involved a collaboration between patients and professionals to establish what aspects were most important to patients.</p><p>Matt aims to find good sources of information and present it in a more accessible and engaging way that is more appealing to patients. We talk about the rise of fertility social media influencers and how whilst they share fantastic information and break down barriers, sometimes this information can be biased if influencers are promoting products and caution is needed.</p><p>We talk about the benefits of patients sharing their stories, but it is important to be mindful that because someone may have had a negative (or positive) experience of, for example, a procedure, it doesn’t mean to say that it will always be this way for you.</p><p>If you’re interested in getting involved with The Big Fertility Project and sharing your story – get in touch via the links below.</p><p>SOCIAL MEDIA:</p><p><a href="/bigfertilityproject.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Matt Prior – Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://bigfertilityproject.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Big Fertility Project</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fertility Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fertilitypoddy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fertilitypoddy on IG</a></p>
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